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Oprah Winfrey makes some pretty crazy faces. However, her reactions are nothing compared to the freakish hysterics of her audience members after they were told they're going to Australia. Wow, you would think Fosters beer allows eternal life the way some of those women reacted.

Not getting support from your family can be tough. This is the problem that Nikki is dealing with on 'The Real L Word' (Sun., 10PM ET on SHO).

In her twenties, Nikki was married to a man -- but then she decided the whole "straight" thing wasn't for her, and came out as a lesbian in front of a national audience on 'The Oprah Winfrey Show.' These days, Nikki is planning on getting married to her fianceé Jill. But her father isn't happy about the situation.

Nikki hasn't heard from her father in four years. The last time she talked him was after she came out on 'Oprah' in 2006. At that point, her dad called her and said this: "I was in my house ... and turned on 'Oprah,' and saw a beautiful woman, and I thought to myself, 'What a waste of a woman,' when I heard the subject matter. And then I realized it was [my daughter]."

While talking to Roth, Oprah shared a story about her obsession with food. Oprah discussed how for years, she felt "lost" because of her eating habits. Winfrey said that her reaction to stress was to overeat, and that she didn't even realize what she was doing. "I didn't have any stress ... I ate the stress. Any stressful moment I would've had, I ate it."

Winfrey then declared that she has come to understand this problem. She said that winning this battle can help women return to the "sacredness" of themselves.

We've had a lot of shocking moments in the history of television. There was the time that man first walked on the moon. That was pretty amazing for all concerned. ... Or there was the time that the sitcom 'Joey' was canceled. No one saw that coming; who would have thought a Matt LeBlanc-based sitcom could fail? Okay, it wasn't really shocking at all; we just wanted to make fun of 'Joey.' We admit it.

Journalist Laura Ling appeared on 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' (weekdays, syndicated), where she discussed her imprisonment in a North Korean jail. While doing an uncover report in Korea, Laura was captured -- along with her colleague Euna Lee -- and was held captive for 140 days.

In the end, Laura was freed due to some help at the highest level. Specifically, she was released with aid from former President Bill Clinton. Laura told Oprah Winfrey about the experience of being saved by an ex-President: "It was unreal; it was surreal," she said. "[I was] ushered into a room, and standing before [me] was President Clinton. And I seriously felt like it was this angelic figure that had come to save [me]."

It was a lucky release for Ling. She had been sentenced to 12 years of hard labor, and was held captive without running water, in prison cells that were often pitch black.

Tom appeared on the show and talked about his children. Oprah asked him what his "dream" for his family was. Tom said this: "That they find out what gives them pleasure in their work, so that it's not work." He also wished happiness upon his family members, saying that he has been fortunate in his own life to get to do something that he loves.

"I wish that for them -- the happiness," Tom said of his family. All in all, it was a pleasantly normal appearance for him on the show.

On 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' (weekdays, syndicated), actor Todd Bridges discusses some difficult times in his past. Bridges enjoyed early success as a child star on 'Diff'rent Strokes,' but then suffered a fall from grace. He became addicted to drugs and was charged with attempted murder. Now, for the first time, Bridges reveals details about being molested when he an 11-year-old child.

Wes Moore has an amazing life story. He's been a star football player, Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University, an army captain who served in Afghanistan and a Special Assistant to the White House. But on 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' (weekdays, syndicated) Moore talks about all the hard times that he had growing up.
Watch the video after the jump.

Brooke Burke has come a long way since her first job. As a 15-year-old, she worked part-time at a pretzel shop, making $3.75 an hour. Now, the model and TV star is co-host of 'Dancing With the Stars' and makes -- well, a lot more than she used to. On 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' (weekdays, syndicated), Burke gets a chance to reenact her first job, and finds that her pretzel-making skills have really fallen apart.

To celebrate Earth Day, the creators of the documentary 'The Cove' appeared on 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' (weekdays, syndicated). 'The Cove' is a film that exposes the yearly slaughter of thousands of dolphins in a village in Japan. Though some of the dolphins are sent to zoos, the vast majority are killed and eaten for meat. So many dolphins are killed in the hunt that the blue water is turned to red.

Oprah Winfrey appeared at an awards show today -- and there, she discussed some of the accusations made against her in a new unauthorized biography. The biography was written by Kitty Kelley, and among other things, the book claims that Winfrey abused drugs and lied about the extent of poverty that she suffered as a child. The book also raises speculation as to the true identity of Winfrey's biological father.

Morrison busted many moves, including break dancing, in a dance battle against Harry Shum. "Hey, Mr. Schuester ain't backing down to nobody," Morrison said to Shum. Shum took that challenge and popped and locked Morrison into defeat.

Rumor has it that Rosie O'Donnell is being set up as Oprah's replacement when the Daytime Queen retires from her eponymous show in 2011. At least that's how the industry gossips put it. The truth is that while Rosie is planning a talk show to launch when the Oprah set goes dark, it's being produced by a different company and will probably run on cable, not on ABC.

But who can resist speculating about who could replace Oprah Winfrey? Since Oprah announced that her show would be ending its 25-year run, a short list of possible candidates has included Ellen DeGeneres, Rachael Ray, Martha Stewart, Sarah Palin, Tyra Banks and even Michelle Obama. But I think Oprah is irreplaceable. Sure, you could give another woman her time-slot, but in the world of daytime talk, time-slots are meaningless. You live or die on your own ability to capture the public imagination.

Rumor has it that Rosie O'Donnell is being set up as Oprah's replacement when the Daytime Queen retires from her eponymous show in 2011. At least that's how the industry gossips put it. The truth is that while Rosie is planning a talk show to launch when the Oprah set goes dark, it's being produced by a different company and will probably run on cable, not on ABC.

But who can resist speculating about who could replace Oprah Winfrey? Since Oprah announced that her show would be ending its 25-year run, a short list of possible candidates has included Ellen DeGeneres, Rachael Ray, Martha Stewart, Sarah Palin, Tyra Banks and even Michelle Obama. But I think Oprah is irreplaceable. Sure, you could give another woman her time-slot, but in the world of daytime talk, time-slots are meaningless. You live or die on your own ability to capture the public imagination.